Comments on: That kind of Catholic. http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=that-kind-of-catholic one writer's daily download Tue, 22 May 2012 19:50:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: alex http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116685 alex Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:31:26 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116685 To paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, "It's not the teat but the tumidity." I stole that line from William Safire. I just googled it a second ago and see it's getting quite a lot of mileage without appropriate attribution. Speaking of doing the right thing. To paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart, “It’s not the teat but the tumidity.”

I stole that line from William Safire. I just googled it a second ago and see it’s getting quite a lot of mileage without appropriate attribution. Speaking of doing the right thing.

]]> By: del http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116648 del Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:28:24 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116648 Oops. (poor google site-checking) Oops. (poor google site-checking)

]]> By: MarkH http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116619 MarkH Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:00:54 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116619 del- fwiw -- It was Justice Potter Stewart who "knew it when he saw it". Great continuing thread here; I have so much I can say in response, but it will have to wait for the weekend when I am not at work; and I can be even MORE conspicuous in my "verboseness" than Pastor Jeff (!!!). del- fwiw –

It was Justice Potter Stewart who “knew it when he saw it”.

Great continuing thread here; I have so much I can say in response, but it will have to wait for the weekend when I am not at work; and I can be even MORE conspicuous in my “verboseness” than Pastor Jeff (!!!).

]]> By: Dorothy http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116589 Dorothy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:19:12 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116589 twenty three hours ago Mary made a suggestion. And my response (like the little lady in "Poltergeist") ALLLLLLL are welcome!!! ALLL are welcome twenty three hours ago Mary made a suggestion. And my response (like the little lady in “Poltergeist”)

ALLLLLLL are welcome!!! ALLL are welcome

]]> By: del http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116581 del Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:04:27 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116581 Dan, Yeah, it's hard -- maybe impossible -- to declare the reasons for our actions. Is it good to stay married to the same person your whole life despite some rough patches? I dunno. We're getting into the realm of the unknowable. You seem concerned about a moral slippery slope. I'm not as uncomfortable as some with moral ambiguity, but yes, I too have my limits and reach a point at which I crave clarity (wimpy as I am). To me it's like neatness. Everyone likes a clean room, but some people are more tolerant of of messiness. Everyone craves moral clarity, but some are more tolerant of ambiguity. I think virtue transcends religion. We all know goodness when we see it: Muslim, Jew, Hindu, agnostic, Inuit, whatever. It's kinda the converse of what Supreme Court Justice Brennan said about "obscenity" . . . Can't tell you what it is, but "I'll know it when I see it." Dan,
Yeah, it’s hard — maybe impossible — to declare the reasons for our actions. Is it good to stay married to the same person your whole life despite some rough patches? I dunno. We’re getting into the realm of the unknowable. You seem concerned about a moral slippery slope. I’m not as uncomfortable as some with moral ambiguity, but yes, I too have my limits and reach a point at which I crave clarity (wimpy as I am). To me it’s like neatness. Everyone likes a clean room, but some people are more tolerant of of messiness. Everyone craves moral clarity, but some are more tolerant of ambiguity. I think virtue transcends religion. We all know goodness when we see it: Muslim, Jew, Hindu, agnostic, Inuit, whatever. It’s kinda the converse of what Supreme Court Justice Brennan said about “obscenity” . . . Can’t tell you what it is, but “I’ll know it when I see it.”

]]> By: Pauli http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116565 Pauli Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:58:02 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116565 LOL. Mark Shea had a piece on Dreher's naivete, but he deleted it -- not sure why.... I preserved it <a href="http://contrapauli.blogspot.com/2007/09/mark-shea-on-being-appalled-versus.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. LOL. Mark Shea had a piece on Dreher’s naivete, but he deleted it — not sure why…. I preserved it here.

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116550 brian stouder Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:53:40 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116550 Well, I still liked the Country Joe McDonald article, fwiw Well, I still liked the Country Joe McDonald article, fwiw

]]> By: Danny http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116545 Danny Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:42:14 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116545 Ah, Exhibit A. See here! A argument is more than just simple statements to the contrary. "No it isn't." "Yes it is." {sigh} Ah, Exhibit A.

See here! A argument is more than just simple statements to the contrary.

“No it isn’t.”

“Yes it is.”

{sigh}

]]> By: nancy http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116527 nancy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:26:19 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116527 Danny, I have less interest in debating this than I do in inserting needles in my eyes, but let's at least get this on the table: When you're talking about religion, "reasoned positions" don't really enter the argument. On either side. Ow, the needles! Danny, I have less interest in debating this than I do in inserting needles in my eyes, but let’s at least get this on the table: When you’re talking about religion, “reasoned positions” don’t really enter the argument. On either side.

Ow, the needles!

]]> By: Danny http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116523 Danny Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:20:24 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/09/19/that-kind-of-catholic/#comment-116523 Dan, just so you know, a good many of the people around here will vehemently disagree with you if you say anything good about Christianity. It's a reflex action. Kind of like visiting the "Argument Clinic" in Monty Python, except with even less reasoned positions to the contrary. Dan, just so you know, a good many of the people around here will vehemently disagree with you if you say anything good about Christianity. It’s a reflex action. Kind of like visiting the “Argument Clinic” in Monty Python, except with even less reasoned positions to the contrary.

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